Titans head coach Mike Mularkey remained optimistic about his team achieving their goal of making the postseason after a Week 16 loss against the 49ers.

"We have a chance to still get in the playoffs," he said, via USA Today's Jason Wolf. "We have to win at home with two games that we have. We have to win the first one first, and that'll be all we talk about is winning that one at home, the next one."

Even with some low moments along the way, the Titans were able to do enough to end their franchise-worst nine-year playoff drought. They gave the Jaguars their worst loss of the season, 37-16 in Week 2, and had a stretch of six wins in seven games from Week 6 through 13.

Teams don't need style points to make the playoffs. The Titans haven't always made things easy on themselves, but all that matters is getting into the postseason.

Now that they have pulled off that feat, the work begins as the Titans look to make a run to the Super Bowl.